THE VERY BEST IN SCALE ARMOUR MODELLING oy ISSUE BIO £6.00 UK $14.95 modeller ....22222 rt oN | oe MIG's PANTHER II UNDER NEW MANAGEMENTNEW WEATHERING PRODUCTS New sets for NATO vehicles, DAK. mud and earth. engines and metal SPECIAL ALL IN 4 SETS Area 2 ee as es SET FOR PANZER GREY ake tn tani ee a petpetironyoritoetes Py = Ls # = 7 = D.A.K & NATO SETS ECONOMIC JARS Sig reer mina tevetres tener emnng sled on ar tnt cera www.ak-interactive.com Murrieta, 6 Logrorio (La Rioja) = Tify Fax: 941 223064 a roam info@ak-interactive.com :Under New Management Miguel Jimenez describes the techniques behind his Panther II 11 The Last Counterattack Dénes Benedick 18 Hobby Boss’ Merkava 4 The Editor builds the Hobby Boss kit of the Israeli MBT. 26 Xtreme Detail Merkava 4 Richard Stickiand examines the real thing 34 Syrian Panzer IV Vladimir Yashin models a WWII veteran fighting in the Middle East 42 Sherman Up Close David Doyle continues his series looking in detail at the Sherman variants. 48 — One Sixteenth Superking Part fifteen of the Editor's Ongoing 1:16th Trumpeter King Tiger project. 54 Keeping Track REPAIRING THE PANZERS. More new releases. Repairing the Panzers Competition “The answer to the question that we posed was the T-34 tow rope on the front ofthe Tiger. Thanks to all who ‘entered anc the three winners are: Poter Partidge Mark Bostord AEV Modeller is publ [AEV Modeller ts (la Stables: East Moor ‘Stannington Northumberiand ‘Tet To be contrmes A quieter life - we have moved! ‘AEV Modeller has opted for a quieter ile and moved out ofthe city to @ new ‘more tranquil location in a converted stable block so please note our now adress, lched Bimonthy by {5 Modeler welcomes contributors rom Interested pare, but cannot ascoet ary Seca responsi for unolted rato ‘email: davi@atvmadetercom Eater a Daslgner: “Te contants of his pusteationincung et aries, erawngs and protograohs notipeee Cente by APY Medel Id bocome the publisnes copyright under copyright lav ae Caen ceo Reproduction nan form requires the wien consant of the publisher Whit ovary Sales Director: Keth Issn 1747-109 ah caret to suold mistks AFV Mosler. cannot be labo mn ary way or eranRe aed ere eer a eee Pee er re erect ny te er eee ee ere ate ne ety See eae aes Creo eee es cee ae oa Seen er er et Cee eee LS Pro cee tt ge ee) fir force, produced more planes and tanks than any year betore re Crary emer Tenn te eee eee ceed caematelprerernynrearee yeeros viet aN ‘hose of the Russians or even the American, Oe alles Ul eet) ‘ohicles, you might say that the Panther Il would have pet irae ene Lee ee reenter rere aay ee et eeAMERICAN MODIFICATION? rece e ttn ne trent Dennen hen seennaren ee pene pecan ented Se a eee paren pereret ry pee shearer) Ce eae Ada ae one ed painting techniques ae eer een et ee kes pee ie en aie lee td pationce with these types of techniques, Just the ee oh Seo een eee ee eter eas peer rete erred eee Poe ene eet tone neere ote fo hghught otter pans! Mo ane: (Photo 6 & 6) To bring out specie panels or zones‘To complete to the mode! we can apply some: accessories such as ammunition boxes, 8Ernm shells land as we said before one American antenna and ‘one German. Now you are ready to make @ ‘Sorama for the model, maybe using & Sestroyed JSTHE LAST COUNTERATTACK - MODELLED & DESCRIBED BY DENES BENEDEK PHOTOS BY ANDRAS 2. SZANTO DEVELOPMENT & STORY Early brish armour has always been a favourite of mine, so when Bronco reteased their new £19 cruiser tank it was a real “must have" for me. The first type of cruiser tank was the A@ which had a ‘quite complicated roadwnee! system not realy sultable for the “cruising” role ~ it was used later on Valentine infanty tanks. The Fussian BT fast tanks using the revolutionary Chritie-suspension hhad a serious effect on British military leadors - that was just what they needed: a simple and reliable suspension wen allowed the highest possible speed fora tank it was Used later on the famous 1-24 tanks also) Britain bought an original Cristie tank in the USA in 1936 and the work began to make a new type of cruiser tank. The hull was redesigned and the same turet from the AQ was used. A'240 hp NNuffeld Liberty aero engine was fitted providing sufficient power to reach a top speed of 80 mph (48 kmh. ‘The main armament was a 2 pounder (40 mm) antitank gun ane an auxiliary Vickers or Besa machine gun. The maximum armour was 28 mm. On the turrets of the Mk Il Extra sloped armour plates Were added which made the tank auite modem looking. The A13. GT) Cruiser tanks were used in France, Greece and in North Africa unt 1942 in aiferant carnouflage schemes.Alnatches on the kitcan be left open but “witnout any interior etal supped you ‘would need to 100k 0 aftermarket parts to allow you to do this, Mere are a few DPhotoetched parts including engine deck (files, parts for the antenna, exhaust, ete Parts ofthe applique armour on the turret ro vary fine and they it very well \We can build two kind of commanders cupola, eary and late version. loft off the the font and back mudguards as they were missing on most of BEFS A13 tanks. ‘This type of eamoufiage was developed for the european theatre: the base cour Ie.G3 khaki green with Ga dark green lagonel bands. Aftor painting the base color with Gunzo ‘crylcs | masked the edges of the dark {green bands using stipes made from Btu “Tac and the bigger areas were maskoa ‘with Humbrol Maskol.!used the kts decals - they are very fine, just a layer of flat clear ie needed on them, paints and pigments. Lacded sorne foliage made trom Abers photoetched leaves on the mod! Aig-in France,“The Adler kz. 19 armoured car is from Bronco also. This is another quality Kt built straight trom the box witha few small detals added: ‘naw witch Incieators, ifror and the two opened boxes on the sidewalls rom copper plate‘The ground is formed from a mbaure of sand ‘and plaster thinned with water, after drying B canbe formed more accurately with a knife. ) The grass Is From Noch and the laser cut paper leaves are ftom Green Line. The treo $vas built rom copper wires by my tend Zsolt Bats. Al figures ere from Verinden ang ‘they were painted with Vallejo acryies‘quality, accuracy and subject choice and ‘thelr new Morkava 4 is a prime example of this, Like any kit there are both pluses and look at the Mer much to bull the kit from the box, making ‘2 tow simple improvements along the way but not taking things to the mest extreme levels of detaling “The standout feature of this kit haa to ba ‘he excellent rencition ot the anti-slip. ‘and not something normally provided by kits. The Academy Merkava 4 for example Is dovold of any texture leaving the modeller withthe tedious Job of masking ‘and applying his own texture. | algo liked Hobby Boss’ approach to the droaded ball ‘and chains, the turet basket cover and the ‘wo photootched frets that were Included, Dislikes for me are the vinyl oacwnee! tees, and the tacks.~ IN-DEPTH REVIEW OUT_OF THE IBOX BUILD Modelled by David Parker(On with the build “The main ‘problem’ with the kts the offset postion of the roadwneels, The Kit has. ‘staggered roadwheels but in realty the roadwheets are parallel. A quick ‘examination of the problem revealed that It ‘can be easly fixed by cutting off the floor ‘and sidewall on the rignt hana side anc ‘moving the entire piece with the ‘suspension mounts forward so thatthe fst ‘suspension mount butts up to the start of (907270489 correct tne lett hand side bbofere consulting any reference! The resulting gap or in my case gaps are then simo\y filed with plastic sheet. Tne same sort of correction needs to be made to the bolly armour plate too 2s this aligns with the postion of the roadwheels but even it yeu mess things up as | clits atl a relatively quick ang straight forward ‘The roadwheals, sprocket and idler al lascembled without problem and the Individually moulded ldlers with their perforated rims are especially nce. chose to blank off the sponcens although this area is mostly hiddon by the sid skins. ‘The kt provides inaividval track links which do capture the look of the real thing but | found the ft of the links a ite loose. In the fond | decided to replace the kit tracks with a eat of Fil tracks, These feature the casting numbers which are missing trom the plastic links but did not ft the kit sprockets. The Friul supplied sprockots were substituted but these did not match the plton of the tracks ether! Adjustment ‘and bad language were required to get the ‘wacks to eventually tthe sprockets.‘a set of photostched pars to create the ‘exhaust fine and an etched grile cover, Provided you folow the 1:1 plan to check the angles of the individual fins the ‘essomibiy Is straight forward. In retrospect ‘and looking atthe real vehicle I think that ‘he orileitgetf needs to have a wider patter to allow more of a view of the fins than the one supplied with the Cy pene Jeave the arie ott painted. Front mucfaps are moulded ‘separately and It is best to leave therm ‘Separate until you have fited the tracks. | decided to leave one olf to add some Interest and | added the mounting points | for the mucifiap in front of the headlamp. Moving onte the upper hull the kit provides ‘At the rear ofthe hull the crew hatch can be modelled open or closed but with no interior supplied | closed mina, Step & deals with the assembly of the rear ‘spensons which ara vary cleverly broken down but do require a ila care to lassemble with parts shown upside down in the instructions, The rear stowage bina are very cleverly handles anc you can choose between plastic or photoetched parts for your build. | went with the photosteh and the completed bins only really lack some fof the chain details. Even the top cover Is well enough moulded to be used. “The aide shins are also well handled and | would recemmand scraping the part rhumiber with a sharp point into the inside face of each skirt as they are aificult to cftinguich once cut from the spruce. One smal flaw that | cid not spot until the last ‘stages of painting concems the footstep In the fat akit section, The kit has an open hole behing the step but in realty this is blanked off, something which was easy fixed with @ piece of card. | cid not ft the false meant thatthe tow ropes were fitted thon. These are nicely handled, you may want to consider replacing each mounting point for the ropes with a U shaped HAIN GANG bracket instead of the sald lump which i supplied, mine remain unmociiod. Preasing photoetched plates are provided to secure the tow rope eyes winich | almost forgot to ft Moving on to the turret and the two halves ‘it together really well, just remember to Clean up the flat face that runs around the turret and whore it joins. The two part gun also fits together well and with a litte care Is perfectly acceptable. The four loons that run around the front of the smoke extractor {0 not blend in with te extractor very well 20 they need to some sanding to get a ‘more flush integral lock. Two etched strips fare proved for the atrans on the muzzle but | prefered to use self-adhesive aluminium fol for this instesd of the springy brass. The Commander's hatch is ricely handled and can be medelled open (oF closed. With some caretully assembly you ean allow it to pivot which Is @ big ‘savantage when It comes to painting the area beneath the open hateh. The rim of the hatch features some noticeablerecessed sccew head pattems which are ot on the kt. | docssed to adc these with a ‘rail dil bit although using @ sharp point to ‘You can safely leave the ring of periscopes Unglued to help with painting, 80 good is the fit and | also chose to leave the MG rng Unglued for the same reason, Bath the ‘urret roof slants come with clear lenses but added reflective sheets cut fom sequin {ora better look. | was unhappy with the ft ‘of the ear pane! on the fxed rectangular sight so | made a new version trem plastic sheet. The rotating sight was also modified ‘wth new supports for the rect plate and the lugs to hold the rear cover. The rear cover is TN 2 iat MAJ ot supplied in the kit but seems 10 Be Froquertly removed tom te vehicle in service Top marks to Hobby Boss fr the turret ‘basket and its cover which really look Good but do not ft the pair of antenna mounts on the turret rear betore the basket cover There Is no aveiding the tecious task ofall thoae ball and chains around the back of the turret but atleast the kt offers one of the better solutions, eee the Chain Geng feature panel. The photeetched hangers are a puzzle. Those down the sides of the turet have etched loope wrich you ean cut, open Lp and hang en the chain betore bending o. tne loop back. Those on the basket nave a dittoront desion with ty gaps opening nto ‘a hole go that you can with some foree Bush the chain through the gap into the hole. te not ideal and | would have prefered ‘he loops to be used across all te hangers. ‘The turot mounted weapons are also nicely replicated but | decided to replace the 50 Cal wth the superior Tasca version. The spent case bag Is missing but otherwise the ‘mount le well repicated. On the cupola ‘mounted MAG | acided the extendable rear handle bar which is missingSand Grey Dofining the colour of IDF vehicles is never ‘easy but | gottied on Vallejo Green Grey as ‘2 sonsibie starting point. With this be ‘pplied | hand painted all the markings as these are not precisely painted on the Vehicles. | used masking tape as a guide for the barrel markings. A fst wash of lute oll colours wae Used to detine all ho etal | then avitched to acryles for the rest of the process using Liecolor Dust 2 to apply pin washes around all the details. | wanted to replicate the dusty horizontal ‘surfaces and the ant-silp trish collects the dust thrown up by the tank. In some areas | applied several coats of cust building the onsity, An airorush was then used to apply the came Lifecclor Dust 2 shade 10 selected areas Ike the hull under the turret, over the running gear and around the ralgod features on the top surtacos. Dust streaks down the vertical surtaces land thrown up by the running gear were brush painted using citterent densities of the same colour again. The racks were biackoned using TI Hobbies Blackening Solution and treated with an acayle pin wash and a coat of pigments, Polished ‘areas were butfed with sanding sticks. The stained areas where ol has mixed withthe ust wore built up with citforent tones of brown mixed with tha dust anace. ‘Stepping back at the end of the project ‘and | can't help but bo pleasod with this Ist. The suspension problem is easly fed land forgotten end its plan galing trom there on, The moulded anti-slip and qualty of aurtace deta make this a very appealing kt wth very litle to change Unless you want to super detail Top marks Hobby Boss.SYRIAN °°"Pease ra) raed Ren a MIND FOR A FEW YEARS. THESE PTR a ans fore RNG A NLS WSR ey an Nolo} Paw min acl oom THE LAST HERO [Numerous tanks which were the backbones of their amies during the World War i ‘were doomed to be wrecked under the rin and boling eun and finally be recyoled in the biast furace after the endl of war. But some of them escaped this fate and had ‘very intorestng life for many subsequent years, The use of German tanks in the Syrian army's one of the most remarkable examples. “The lcoa to bul a Syrian Panzer IV had been on my ming fora few years. These tanks were used by the Czechoslovakian army in the late 19408 and then sold to Syria at the beginning of 1950s. | was attracted by the very unusual view ofthis tank with DShKMIT machine gun, and a number af other upgrades made by Czech ang Syrian, which distinguish these tanks from standard PIV. They saw combat in 1956 during the “Water war" and in 1967 during the *Sicday war" between Arab countsies and’ Israel. One of thom was captured by the IDF and is now exhibited in the Latrun ‘museum. Itwas chosen as a prototype for my model Dar De eo cee er enerne ee et ery eer rece aes er aren) prcketrer ats tier Reece ec) Peer. a an Eanes Meanie) ee ee Preset ee ed Sr ce ener or een creer nenehtst een Temi iadTHE CONSTRUCTION| Most of the Pz Vs used by the Gzechs can not be clearly defined ‘as Austurrung H oF J, because they wore a mixture of various ‘mactticationa, This required the iitoaahing of Tamiya’ PIV H ancl Dragon’ Pz IVE to achieve similarity withthe orignal. The runri ‘ear, commander's cupola, turret interior, stowage bin and tools Were taken from DML kit. The supporting rollers and dampers were Borrowed from Tistar's Pz IV suspension Kt made the folowing Syrian upgrades: DSMKMT mounting, too! box, transfer of the: NNotek ight en the nose, spare tracks on the giacis and tools on the ‘ides of the hull, also a Soviet cable was added. Most of me Welding seams were added using Extra Thin Cement from Tamiya and needle point. | ook advantage of the photoetched set trom Lion Roar and fenders from Voyager which took time to asseribie but were worthwhile in ereating a historically accurate model. The turret Interior was detailed using excellant Aber PE, a Verinden set ang Some spare parts from the Dragon kt. It allowed me to open the turret hatenes and stonaly inereasing the visual interest for the ‘Viewer, What about the armament? l used the resin DSnKMT ‘machine gun trom Russian company Tank and the metal gun barrel ram Aber. One more aftermarket item used are the tracks by Priumodel, which give a more detailed and heavier appearance {0 the model than the Tamiya's vryl tracks. Note that track cleats, fon the prototype are flat because of long service. | achioved this tffect, using a sharp knife and sandpaper to remove the cleats sea scene arses wget Telesis 92. The meta ona ‘Maas caper are Sear) vibe. Now the ‘astng nurbers on the Boge: {ig Masten ean Bote 28,41 ne wo ears voce crested ing Tama Irrerovied tool Box ane Notok ir seal or ‘Symon vehicles ae leary eta (28, one can ae sory snag eer ansa oa aE ti ee TT 10, Th clering rod Voyager is sat loc ot 11. The late-ype pave vack astern was mace tnd eta roa wom ace Pont photos part achinuo the soa sknoes. 12. The spare wneel basket was mad rom Roe tts corecing Uso c enorinthe Contnortal= Fe) © SZ ! 4 AN » . Ww! . | : , so. ssn 3 ~ ‘ - aa np WS S, Nei /_ , ts we bs Ne yo oS \\ =aGet as) ‘Once the model was cleaned of dust, accumulated on horizontal surfaces | started the application of Tamiya surface primer directy from tne spray can. XF-60 dark Yeliow was the frst paint layer ‘Then the mixture of Tamiya acres XF-51, XF-58 m XF-4 vas sprayed onto the modal to reproduce the soviet 480 colour, which ‘waa typical for all Czech tanks. The areas under the apare wheels and lst toolbox were protected with masks, leaving the German Yellow colour. used xF-69 Nato Black for painting the ruBbor rims ‘of the wheel a8 tls more sultabia fortis purpose than XF-1 Fiat Black. Then I started weathering the model using three layers of SIN fers for green vehicles which were applied one-by-one. |Washing was macio with 602 Abt paint Shadow Brown to highlight the relief of the model. The chips were added with Akan and Vallejo acrylics and the aid of a fine Brush. | used the Gulf war sand and Light dust pigments from MIG which are the best tones to represent the Golan Helght's dust. The whole process of buléing land painting is represented in the following steps. 20. The westherng sinned wth ters. used Green titer to make the overal [Bppearance ofthe rece banter £29, Then the Grey ter was app to show paint faded under te sn Ths fn especialy moran factorenen Burana hicse-East armour 190. Now te numerous spots of ls ean be apple en the surace. 31. tobe sha by the fat brush1 USED THE GULF WAR SAND AND aaa taat Ich Naene Ghats T heer} bNiag Oe oe eosHERMAN widard tank of the basis or an armoured recovery vehi rt ote ehicios based on cere vehicle, the MS2B4, was planned, none were Bult The shad a moveable Atrame mounted on the front of the hull. When iftng operations were being performed, the A trame swung forward. For other work, i remained StOWe0 ®y noing " Sackward over the hull where it was supported by a nun through openings Inthe hull for dct pull. '50 calor machine gun on the rot, hl font. The Intended use ofthe fon the MAA with rood and tested By rk ar international 5, Baldwin Locornot Harvester but 80 of these ven rom the ple, th that HSS was “The subject ofthis feature was orginally bul by Ford Motor Co D, 1949 as MAAS Seral Number 11719, was converted 10 {82 by Pressed Steel Carin the fat half of 4044, & assigned Usa 40194647, in 200 provides the DATES by at itwas Used for ‘Thani to Luther Hansen, Joe DeMarco and Rab Erin for thelr hip with this inetalmentDENTS CLC Ach The UT SM OR SEE M32A1B3 ae PS SSST SRT gyTank Pitted — PtTank [S2A1IBS Fecovery uc IGne Sixteenth . a3) Dewan The Editor continues the multipart project building Trumpeter’s astonishing 1:16th Scale King Tiger with full interior In thie installment of the bul | have facussed on fing ‘out the hull interior concentrating mostly on the area inion moant adding al the electrical connection plumbing these into focls Ike you are working inside an open toppé I tried nat to glue anything untl | was certain thet it would ‘tk. The power supply for the Gyrocompass was also fending supply of MG ammunition was finaly Feady to be rail which hangs from the turret ring to camry the remainder of these bags. The end of work on the hull Interior Is almost In sight but getting the upper hull anc root to fit looks ike i will be ‘interesting hull With lmited ace:PCL 7 DStanew releases Tasca 1:35 Sherman M4A3E8 Korean War “Tasca nave been quckto ad anctherverson of the Samant tele growing ange of nighl reepocid hss neta huge tap tom WH Easy Eight To, Norean War Easy Eight but suspect mary models wll neveraess bo pleasary suprised fo see Tacos taco i vereon. Anyone nfo as eacy Duta Tasca kt throw that thoy mimic Tamiya terms oft bul ay ‘and inructon sheets and the ks aiost cick together This versions contains ‘much thats familar fom the WW ‘Easy Eg as you might expect but tere Isa new sprue wth 2 modifed mantet compote wih casing numbers ar arp mounting tam. The tarpaulin ise i also provided moulded in fou pats and ‘here fnew rear Mul pate, rvieed parts fr the engine deck new exhaust, efector and tlephone box In qute a few paces there are a choice of parts “Soponding on the dagres of yada for example wo dierent engine deck Tamiya 1:35 BT-42 Sting fay high up tho Ito vohicles you neor expected to be roleaso as a plas ts the Finish B42. Looking il xe Finish KV.2 this was the Fins morovced design based on capluea BT7 chassis Me might nave {easonably expect Tamiya to flow Up early BT wih te B17 wih {he conical ret but instead they have fen ths welcome B42 diversion. Our ‘ample fea pre-eleare example whic lacks box and propery printed Instuctons and sprue & wit) the main hull paris But these in no way eit our ‘anpeciaton of whats another cassie Taya ki. The maj of the K&S ‘completly new wth ony the sprues with the wheels being eared over kom {Be BT7. The diferent pattem tacks which ate mouded in nk and nglh are Jone on ther sprue wih the isle pate eer wheels. ee sa big new sprue wth 2 reused hl root plate, new Wack guards, rear hull panel and nose side hatches, one wth he later sprung hinges to asist opening so proceed Catt. The Easy Eight unning gare caried over and sl mpresses but teamed wit tre row 780 wack. Te suppllod as ami of rubber band wih the ink cuter ates as ndivdally moulded plastic parts and there th tendranee tet of ing athe ncvcuaty moulded track teth, Choices bound for colour Korean markings and Tasce have ncloded a chowe of MO Schemes one of which i recroateg onthe boar. Tasca contive vo mp ‘withthe Sherman kts ana t looks vary much lke ey ae panning to work thar way though the range (lagers ceseed). Cetay they have become the {ots ehoioe for Sherman modeiers who wna dvb welcome this tst release. Super mae armour. Te big turetis handle with Tara's usual ir with subtle weld bead ‘ota a the gun movie wih baie brooch deta. The big rear doors ‘ome wit) internal deta but tat se srt of to infernal delat. Te pecs ‘uaz rai i a wel mou asthe lmtabons of ho process wl alow, ro. ‘dot the aftermarket boys wil rease some perforated brane exampiaa Deore too ong. Ae with the B13 the kt nudes potoetohac corse for he engine decks, anyon tow rope and a cea sprue with headlamps, ors and goggles. Tho neuctons make relerece to a dediated ure but his was absont rom ‘ue proraleaze sample. The ki ielides thre ste of markings, one ina {olor ee tone scheme aro gfeenvehises. Aner ease Toya kt fand a great subject choce | funk. Suey a ae Tamiya ST cannot be tr ot now?Dragon 1:35 Flakpanzer IV Aust.G ‘Wirbelwind’ Early Production ‘ovat Wein rom Dragon, ths one Being based on the G chases (he previous Kt used te Has the base veil). The em eayprodvcion & Ie specuiave em Dragan a to my knowledge the 122 Sak. 16 wore bult wit a misute of GH and J chassis batween Jul 4 and March 45- what Dragon realy means that te the eave G chase of tho Panzer presume? Bastaly the hi consisis ofthe prevous Nrbelwed parts ad the excellent Panzedll G hal nd running gear Ae common wth mary Dragon kts here's @ ‘Th usual packed1o:he-brm box of parts is presented and the breaiaking tall asscoated wth ese pew ganeraton Parze IV variants rm Dragan, ‘efntly nota weekend buld bu beauty dale i ram the box A ‘woah f options are ofered forth up-armour ad on sections ante fact no Zimmer i applied give you good scope to model a pariculr vehicle as wal ‘382 more ganar no. Mayoe a emo version wil be alered rom Dragon ‘8 photos out of Ghul voiles wth the paste applies? Areal showstopper AK Interactive DVD, Weathering in 1 Hour Interaove's range of modeling products, WIG viminez, takes on age Cchatenge mn weaerng an armour model none hou! We know pal srt ‘3 7ace, but MIG has Stout oops here and geal of tose urfishea projets inthe play case proving kneedh ake months to eta plssing finished rest. pus the easo's HD recording equipment can ser eniy seventy mnuls of fotage as mentoned in he voduction! The staring point a base. coloures Sakis 222th markings solid kom ‘hare tne camera rating in real me and yout guided tough washes mud snd dust tet, pant chipping ec the ul work in around an Mout Each process has fs own caper alening yout view your chosen tps at vil. The screen has aninsat showing the same process In closeup on ether rrodels which =a hopin understanding MIG echraquos. A wel prowicos {uteri whch would Benet anyone loking fo replat any othe ects On| ‘ol onn work or Ruy Danas fo a nowoomee. Cou tbe te star of ‘something new? Maybe a diply atthe model shows of something youve put Together inthe carYaveling tthe chow? (avers excluded) Plate uted so ultra fine 1:9 sal, captured wth style by Dragon being feta detest ine anc out and complete wil son vacfomed Poder to avoid any aston over te they must eakce we have these kts pled up for eround tan yous betore we manage to buldtham..) Erough desl s Inotuded beiow the ture inte the lor wha wl be wale. Beng of he ‘Smart Ki series the etch bras and mul mesa extras are mira bi thre reenable nusione foun tho deta evel, Tobe hones, wih ho fines of the meuling and the exceent abor Magi Trace he ony atarmarkat tem be looking 'o are pemhape te Fak gun bares as tere are some fantastic ones fn oer ecery wn he fared Tash suppressors machines wih the open Sots land hoes, the lit versions as good as you could expec fr injection moulding but Incxng the re ela tickness and pres Three frshing options ae suggested! wth very minal markings on te doc hee runcing of another megakl om Dragon A fal challenge wou be {ota crew mn action ited ie al tn..arone remember te la Tari AK Interactive Weathering Set for Green Vehicles ‘Thege thee 25ml ar am the AK intractve range have been bunded together in ths andy se fr applying eles o green tnished vehicles furfaces, AKOAS isa ready mes wash for dng coast o dst, AROS ‘oradcing ight rating elects and AKD28 ‘Sark reaking rma wth a ‘suggested us for rain marks and verteal seeking and sarin. Enamelnew releases ance fans continue o be spot for choice of ate, here's Tamiya’ atest ‘dation to he 148 Naltary Minature sores. Presariaton and packaging Conia to Keep the Tamiya brand syronynous wih quky a 98 you's ‘xpect the Wt draws peal on ks larger 1:35 brother, maybe more 3086 ‘nga early ease” yrson from fhe cicen days wth the spied deal ‘Such as mouldod-on tals ete Four grey spruce fo beng common forthe funring gee) a coupe of poy-cape and a sma cal shoo precont what ‘should be a super simple bul. Deal s general good but the quarter scale ‘model seems Sul have oly onthe atrmariet guys Such as Gaso Line ‘and Hauer o bring the bulda up to super doa status. in aure the popular ‘This Kt serves a i ofa mixed bag of deal, startng withthe lower ul he lot springs and alin arms aro simpli boing mouldod into he hull side, but rr y2te\ Tamiya 1:48 Panzer Il Ausf. A/B/C (Sd.Kfz.121 French Campaign) P= the ite and idle sprockets have beauifuly fre dtl and he tacks are well ropresentod ina link and length design a reales sag being moulded iro the Upper an ‘The upper hul has smpitled etal around the engine ako giles and prevusiy mentioned onehicie equipment, but lovely ie weld deta a the lrmour plato jis. Ow feature tat alls way shot of today’s expectations ofa ow kts the uso ofa decal o suggest the pooratod exnaust shel, some Ciched bras ia must hee Tamiya. A choice of three marking options on & faunklgrau base colour are cred ad the option ote A, Bor C versions ‘wel lagged the types igh quality Tamiya assembly aiusione. The Commander tree ver useable fot bilan. An aogeter qual as you'd expect om Tama whic wil Benet fom some pcoeteh actions ‘whan aval, Bsa Nesta! Ly Revell 1:72 PzKptw IV Aust.H Back n Revel’ catalogue is hor highly respocted Panzer WH. This kt ‘seemed to dsappear fra while, 'm sure due fo tem al beng snapped up! Yyouo an avid smal scale medi Alx Cian maybe a name fama to you nd he shoud take some blame. He's abig fan ofthe Hand ashe ves not {ar tom me alten see him passing in is car packed the foot wth hese Ii Rove boxes. “Thankfully the Kt cas previous release hirk wth now packaging?) anc ‘presents ate many ofthe pars Osing common te J. isp fe ‘ota throughout the Tour sand oloured spre, lostimony to Revlls repuiaton wth her ecant smal scale armour The lower hulls assembled from patos te give optimum deta ncludeg the underage road wheels ae fcalent as are theca an ir sprockets. Retun rales are We ar stot Versio andthe very mise tacks are nrc an engi format, The new Dragon Sa eae shave mare opting o open up hates but ws il have an {pen single atch cupola ane the two forware oper ul Maches. Sehurzen is ‘Moulded wit a beveled edge ging a betta appearance but wll aways cok ater rom etched brass (Pa do some nics upgrades) Revel a er Dest, ‘roa quality td ral pockel money prices aeceesl oa. Dragon 1:35 VK.45.02(PH) oreo ext Paper Panzer fans have wih Dragons lase of Type 18 Poreche concept |fng thar to Leow the loony Dr Poreene cous have hatched suc a plan to mave the huge Kingtge tre othe ear ad the ‘engines and sive. van companeris toward? Paap ho wanted 1 86 i ‘oul pop a wheelie? Dragors now ki rles Healy on prewous releases ‘amely te Eelant ard Kegigr which make up be melorty of he rues ‘ahh ate iyplel of Dragon being cleanly ano risly mowed. New sprue‘ ‘oniains & naw upper hu exhaute anc several other prs pertular fo he [ype te esigaso unque he nes etched brass ft containing tho larga ee Intake sreene along wih smal del and clamps. A tured metal gun barrel is always welcome athcugh tho one included deceit appear to rprecort ne version onthe box arto the marking dagras, but being a conceptual vehicle ‘dota oth are rely relevar Arid pat of DS vacks are includes and, Sto clear spree (mainly or vton blocks} and some meal ow cabs. Wi {qe few ofthese ictional concept panzer evalable as mainsveam Ks now Weould make ance cnange to forget the detaled research arc go ma with some wid pat schemes!new releases DER STRABOKRAN Der Strabokran, German Gantry Crane 1942-45 By Volker Ruff Published by Volker Ruff owe commonty known to modelers athe Fes Crane this imressive piece ‘of equipment was an assent! pat ef marenancs equipment or the German heavy panes unt wo hast remove tho frets of Tigers, Panthers and Ephanis. Thi sunning new book oflers a dete sivay ofthe eran Wom ts evelopment os useage, beauty presented and genreousl lstted ‘Thora compet hutated guide reproduced om a Bish ntaligonce repon ‘now to eect your Strnokran andy tor tose wth one the ecko), ‘There then flows a section devoted tothe cranes operated by Tiger unts with plenty a unseon pes an ene or two that ae familar. Tho i 2 Gea sequence lnnch shone the fre Being ramaed rem a Tige 1 tn mechani sting on the bal to counterbalance fasts ed clear Theoaghout the book here ae ‘@celer sove Ine cravings provided and hee thre are pans of he Tiger {uret ting coupings. Another sequence shows a aerert rel beng efted ‘2nd 2 gun bar amg replaced. The not sorton look a Ihe work othe ‘Snes uth te Elephant and again there are madsting ideas on almost every ‘age wih he ene superstuctreremeved tom the Mul Partha comes ext [Bnd here nore ara drawings for he special lt jg othe Panther ture root 0 ikea a=. oo Oo Hard back Landscape format 256 pages ISBN: 978-3-00-034002-4 Available In the UK trom Panzerwrecks yaw. panzenwrecks.com ‘5 wel ab come goat ptwes of various veces undergoing real withthe ‘Cane. The Stabolran was aso used ta load the V2 rocket and there a Sequence shoning aroket bong loaded onto a valer and anoter showing a ‘Pane beng ved fo install Nava guns into emplacements onthe Aa Wal “hares anober chapter arch looks at moronsed tng slutons employed whan the Stabekran was nt avalabe and another whch looks a sung ‘sams. The next chapter ocke st he mase up snd vies ured by hese ‘martonance unt beore movig on 1 ced examination of the crane teal, “Ie detatea wakaround sacton mses delet pictures win more of tose ‘excolent 1350 cea drawings. Te forma fhe book als completo ews Ste astombied crane Io be reprocuced ona page and hs extremely dota Took atthe crane proves all ho required modaling elrence ane moe. A ‘Superb stady which German armour lane wi regard as essen French kt ‘manufacturer DES used fo make a moc fh eae = perape nw oul be 3 gcd time to putt back inte preducton as hs book provides so much ‘modeling nepation.Fighlysecommerded Panther Published by Canfora Grafisk form & Forlag “This cllection of tn modeling projets rom some ofthe Worle best known ‘modelers wil ave you immediatly rummaging through your stash or ‘zything Panther relate! The emprasis nts Books the mariage of he ‘xtenee etearch ofthe subject vehicle and tho sconaro ts presen ‘ving historia! accuracy Dont expec stepby slop wearing techniques or ‘hteivebuld photogrepte. Ths rma very neey handled wit pod pitegraghe an ingings of ocoarch mixed withthe superb mode aubjct, fo mora so tan Mirko Bayer fascinating aoa for inormaton a0" ISBN 978-91-976773-5-6 Soft back Portrait format 144 pages www.canfora.se www.HistorexAgents.com leasing tim to cecover the Panthers unt ane ina resting place where & was dstoyed by te crew, calecing long he way mages ct Hungarian Sued batted weasure and ist hand accounts tom local peopl. ‘Roreat deal of tna anc et most have eon investad inthe book anda (goad team spats apparent ram al of he authors resting in 2 vy fing Showcase Yor tha inepratonal work. Highly carmanded to any mode, (ur sample knly provided by Mistorex AgesMIG Productions Night Vision OVD FAG. “The Pigments Tis an upoated New Econ of paiost sity minutes of ton on the ‘various uses of te NIG pigment taghiques. Loolang ath producon ates, ‘west hac a good cnucile atta rtedston andthe sok producton and resentation aemprocsive. MIG Jimonex shares his plenestng ochrquos ‘whch wl be a Fuga help fo anyone expermening wit pire powders Tooke to improve tho Fsshing. Naration i by the tatented Adam WES in Engh and sites ae eteedin German, French and Spann Topics ‘covered ar sito chapters incu mud ees, adn of colour, ust and ‘Smoke. A mulingual booklet of ips is also cused wi Ising of avalable producs and cours rounding of avery peoessonally produced package ‘sich wl be of inrest whatever your expariee love! o armour fishing ot ‘weather. 502 Abeling Medeling Oi Colour Two new colours here inthe range aad and produced special fo modelers. Abit80 Copper Onde Bue dos ook exact ike te patna found on ‘Coppa and rate tems bul algo eoke suai for Saray facing ad 90 ‘Soult the undrsde of siea.Aot190 Faded Carmcstage Maroon =a strange ‘eserpton Dut ths look avery suitable colour lcing Geran red prime! ‘whch takes on a pinkish nue, These ol cous ae @ very good aly. cost ‘ect aerate toate ol, MG Prosicions Washes Four new colours here n te range of ready to use washes. AS the packaging ‘Sal. your bas coat lou must bo an aeryae modum to apply these atects ‘due tothe enamel inner base of he washes: Deep green Cooks euabl or (00 and fuasian green) Earth (ther ne the et’ avourte Huma 72), ‘iar White or whitewashed fishes) and Wood Ageing Solution (smart ‘burt umber Te carer medium dros vor fa wit te glossy ice nos Dragon Presumably leensing ‘sue hat Dragon haven't nc the ‘Hore Latin ‘varstaton fs Aud, a name fair today) te ons raha new e172 ts ‘oh was areal favour om ths Tamia eaalogue in 125 mary Years ag0 ‘3 was the (Cupp Protze Here you gel two models cluded wih avery simple ‘Sonetruction, gain probably ve to th pre bul eolocabie make! Oragon [2c imolved with but wih afagh eel of cetal and super sharp mula or ‘hose of Us who ike fo assem ad pale our own minitues, Simple ‘comb has made afew sacsices, namely th one plese dy which ‘though fantasti pecs ofnjacton moulding, has al doors closad and and a {tk of imtior fesse on internal body panels. The or tea plates very ‘verscale as are he etched brass pars fo complete his. Chassis comporents as you can end up wih fom some thinners when apivng an overall wah an fo he the sturdy ‘sof te bate whch adds to the comvencace MiG Produtons 1:35 US. Navy Sea vl) Feprosaring a special Ope toon around the mis 2000 hie ie avery cteanty ‘2st and wal eculped igure, He's loaded thal the gear neudng body ‘moun night wiion goggles mounted to he IBH het and ie sau te a the ready as he advances ine conveing sight sooped pose. shave prefered a simiar approach othe rands as Zvezda have Used (se har Soviet Paras) where ands are moulded gripping the weepon which eppear much ‘more raison the rehed gure anda ae uta o assemble, A great ‘onto an Mighantan oa son. Mig Productions 1:35 PTO Sherman Fe ror Uporade conversion Tilt conversion set deoigned to work wth the Dragon ld composi hull ‘it 644) atoning you to quekly and acutely bul be fod moctied ‘end Avenger. These modog PTO Ns ae great modeling subjects cue © the characteris lok they take on withthe aed armour ts example nok boing the commonly seen wood or sandoags bt sectors ct frm a KO's broth! Eleven piece of apy cast enna plowed et anda cf wie ‘ome wih colour Bula nstuchors making fsa very sole righ dusty ‘orwerion even forte novice. One thing you wl age along wh the ase Dragon kit are some TA type vac (which are aval rom several ‘companies forthe running gear, the tet armour beng supplied ms reshaped resin pars, The echod fet thoupttuy nelades a stena ofthe vehice ‘marking. Mr. Adam dor nae developed and mraserd is conversion and produced the stuning fished poco the box a Look rar to te ll tory on mi proect in our up and coming 8M modeling book a must fhe Shermanohe! 2 Heavy Uniform Personnel Vehicle Type 40 ‘ar nicely done ae ar te whoels and some ert has been made toads Feats tre the eats as folded hood. Options are oflered to Pave the windscreen up’ provided asa clear pat or witha canvass cover folded down. ismaltmattnge ae included wtih ae predominant number plates, tering homes of rela thee fone camoulage ae Xa Kore tan No doubt ti rocart fury of Dragon smal eal is wile most welcome By both those wartnga ice simple but ard also the serious dealer nn vl faa ow sloment o work ont improve your eyesight 6 upto. would be vary speculative, but wis the formation a and might we eee 1:35 ta of Some ofthese subject Intute rm Dragos?new releases Dragon 1:72 Kfz.70 6x4 Personnel Carrier ‘Avery nice partner to the new 1:72 Sele. 222 wo loked a last months this feceate ofthe Keupp Pros’ n mal gale by Dragon Not ony the uk nis et but aso her previously released Pak 35/96 Nook uo toe back. Fest Impressions of tis kt are that i's Dragon at ther best wih super dicate detail and the sharpest of moulding, just ook a he photographs end ‘emomber thi Is 172 soae! The kt comes wih a wal detaled chants and ‘eautuly rendered whoes and yes. The quik loking sloped boone ‘roduc asa singe par wih intra ont wings, and on tho inside a dotted ‘ash and seats rom relatively few pris promsing a simple bul. Large locating pont for th rar cargo bed and cab to the chasis have me thinking ‘ome of he dosgn an pars of th Kt must be shares wits Oregon's oady bulk! cecast ange? The Paki aso very nce he bre and breech beng Sle mouldod oar great al round deta anda lion mzae, my only ogatve point would be the tye ead lok chunky in comparison to he tuck yess grey grey or white-nashed grey as far as finishing options go, decals being ited to rumber lates onl. forthe Balle scale modeler to get fxcted about wth tose pow Dragon releases, nice change rom armour in Dragon 1:35 Pz.Kpfw. Ill Ausf H Late production ‘noir one of the missing pieces othe Dragon Panzer family makes & ‘watome appearance. my memory is corse fhe one ofthe fal variants ‘mount the shor Son gun eno surprise then tht we have seen many of {eee spre boots on cher vrans ofthe free and they reman amongst Dragons best is. Vetualy everthing Pal oper on te real vice wal open ‘on he made oo wih soprato ge dock naichas, rl escap hatches, ‘ion pots, tet hatches al are moulded separately On the engine docks ‘ven he aich ing are moulded separately forte imate fesse. Cher ‘ice touches ae the weld beadsaround the edges of the ture and the ul ard {he fly Geta cupola. Inside the ture ere a detaled brooch ‘commanders seat and rot venta On the ouside of the tet ro! you are raqured io ft selecod reoazbed sev 283 result of sing a common ure! ‘Shall for sever varias. Magie Tacks are included in th kt and bee are ‘ear spies forthe visors and a photoeiched et provides engine intake grilles, \whoe fim ners and smoke grenade chains and oer pats. Five dierent ehiames ao provid wth tee of tom featsing Norn Alan vite. Wwanout quasion tesa are the dela choice or he Parser It mode trough the arg rurbr of pars wil make fora provacte bulls he results vl speak fr thems. Dragon 1:35 105mm Howitzer M2A1omM2A2 Carriage with USMC Gun Crew ‘The release of he MOAT on the MA2 carrage scams to have bean along tne coming, mage al the more welcome weh the clusion of ance sot of cow figures Th gun sot i a woe found Inthe kts mura to th T19hafrack ‘and te MY Prat Having bust ane of hase guns fr the Man vouch for igh level of dota andthe exelent fresse Dragon can doo wall Tho i is pray much asthe MZAT csrage relosse wih the man drone in he shkt onlguation, te mauiding ote Shel spare nice wih uve te ost to bot sides and a pleasry soae thcknes. No elena pars are ncluced ul the beaut tuned bare wth delicate ting i sl present Drag0n produces a oe se of USMC figures a whe back and ths rw sel aro just as good. OF Pariclar not isthe impressive sclpang of tw ightr Maine Corp unr (ith nice lovehes such tears here and there so olen sen in period footage and photographs. This well psod crow would produce a cracking ie vignots Song wih the gun everything tere inthe box to uid soere ound wth the excopton of some arunton casings. i's nce 1 see PTO subecs Teleoed at as rom the bigger man acter avery res kt al onIwata Maxx Jet Airbrush Compressor Something ater stich cow to poner your atrushes rom hats. The Mace Jot isan gras compressor / cary / storage case wih an atvacve tight ease ‘ying. The compressors housed inthe base of he unt whch comes wh ‘wheels and an extenng handle so at you can pul the whele rage Tatar ikea euitago, There alzo.a mor conventional hance fit otha op ‘fhe unt athe whele tang weighs nat around a Kaos. The top sector of {he unt canbe opened up ortomoved using the locking ips. The tp secon ‘contains aso ind storage wea wih poslenabss drs and can bo Used "0 ‘tr the i output gull, hosos, electcal cable and brah sland which we upled withthe hao Jet. Ta regulator ane brush sand simply hang over the lipo the open case. Tha next socton down opens upte access a drawer wech ‘cn ale bs removed f desees bt obvious designed fo cary your sroeen Prints, Sating up the Nawx Jott quack an ea, the power cable plugs fo the 'S8cket an th back ae us above bee the out or hea supp. Aplastic — WWIII U.S. Sherman Tank in action Rob Ervin and David Doyle Published by Squadron Signal Soft back landscape format 80 pages ISBN 978-0-89747-630-0 ‘wow. SquadronSignalPublications.com ‘As sways, the Squadron Sigal ‘n Aton serie canbe called on by tmosalrs or grat refronce and insptaon ata very aordable poo, format s what you'd ware and expec, Buta huge plus win some o the atest releases I the nolsion of large format colour pened photographs which are {Be uta eterence for fishing anc wosihorng your medals In is atost Seeman release there's a tere alction of photograph with doting cantons maxed wih a selection one drawings tagging producion changes ‘and Sherman speak of high-bustles ana erect vison ue ete Coup wh ‘ur own srios en the Sharman by Davis Dole and youl have awealh at fetrenca fr tet nent Ma project. Wl nave the pleasure cf having bath oD ‘and Davis experse in our own it modeling book dv out ltr tis yat. Fa Highly recommended hi atest aon to te In An’ ranga to any Ria hose connects tom hereto the regulate wich hat anintograted moist trap ‘ong win two outet for arush hoses. Contect your avtrushes and you ae TeaaY 0 start n operation he unt ery smoot and rune ata slay pase Tovelo cine ata compressors. The untincuces a easoratle se far lark ‘which means tha the motor ® not unning continously even under prelonged “paying but ein atomatealy only whan the tank needs to Be topped o> ‘he whole package evry aye and has covovsly Yeon very much designed ‘ouna th raquremons of someona wro travels with Ma arash hs Something that you need then ts sl up ial and very practeal, bu you Stnuen stays try Samed to your work bench come fe features fed il be supartuous, That ad the convenient work eight of the unt and ts intorates storage ar silvery activ ut thas tobe said hat the unt not ‘heap. For moe information about this and thereto the ata compen ssor Fange vist wwmalteruses.carn M108/M109 Howitzer Walk Around By David Doyle Published by Squadron Signal Soft back landscape format 88 pages ISBN 978-0-89747-617-1 \www.SquadronSignalPublications.com Mote tom Sauscron Signa, ths ime anther release in tet lak aroun oes guiang us tvoupn tho dovlopmont of the U.S. Saf Propolod Howitzer beginning wih te shor bved (uth ie comparaty iy 105mm Qs) M08 righ tzough to he ltest 1095 version, Packed wih colow photographs the 10842 tates a good numberof te papes up wih extensive extra and Internal dtl sate of mae than ene vero eporeng varcus colour aohemes sirough ony US. Army serving vehices are eatured. The photos ar al gh ‘quasty ani the fomat and sz ‘deal mogaing relerence Aga, the pres take pracedence being Suppoied by i. capth inioratve capo. yu Mave fe othe talon kt versions (rane of the many eos) on Your Not this book i an excellent compact eferanes ornew releases Dragon 1:35 10th Panzer Division 1941 Dragon's steady rlosse of gure sets contnes wih his aay wae ‘grouping of es panzerruppan and a surpree bonus mate of ‘Goneratborst. Guserian-a avg force Garmany’sighing war. The ‘byeo crew fgues shoud Sut a vary of vices but ramoly Panzer anc IV veri due to he sice-endce stad snr sieved guy a e desged fo the tart side halehes, Wall rendered unorm dels and Iheade an tarde with Sharp dofrion make tsa very nice gure et ‘which wil asap to many sconartos due to Uw flared and natural poses. ‘General Guceran looks excellent wih os muta ong coat, eng ‘reches ana rap In hanc: myo of ind Use for gnats and ‘oramas but ans engl gue fr dpay. ore Bonus parts ar inolucad Inthe tor of wal detaies Jory cans and prtocich hoacphone pas. A ‘ery wort et you nave ay early war projets plamec. Dragon 1:35 German ‘Blue Div.’ Spanish Volunteers Tis ne et rom Dragon represent the Spanish vlunoer Franco was ke to nave ght communism wih the Gemane onthe Easte Fron, he fou ‘gues presente nance mix of winter gear Dragon's nest rsases oF figures have been a bio «mixed ba, these rank wth the better ones and ‘ety wel sculpted and moulded farming a great racing Ita group which would be ice vgnete ora good focal pont of a larger diorama Tho pas of unos are wel desgnod in sectons to aw underuts ard ‘open areas around the heary jacks are the wing gure inthe greatoat he quay ofthe heads and hands are of equal qual. The Gera equipment Isa welcome nelusion win a mx of Geman and Russian weapors ating plenty chelce wth excellent sharp deta I weuld ave boon arice eat Dragon hid incuded some decals for tho irsignia a tis rather unique an not something wel have in the spares ox Neverheloes an excl set of Tues which would portay ther German unis equal as wel Dragon 1:35 Panzerjéger 1 4.7cm PaK(t) Early Production “Te fst thing tat struc me about this ts the seemingly huge amount of ‘Sprues packed ito tho box to crea @ arantve parzoager een | ‘outed Trt slg, usual Deagon fashion may of he sprues are common to ‘ver kts ad mary pate rot ruse. Two othe Sprugs are clear pao OW {the modelar ta leave the dalcate vision blocs aseambles wih a see though {ecton or added realm. A backing card cares basa ings to cea eat fins forthe roadwheels, a phetoetch et, small decal sheet and te beaut Magic Tack which i tne to assemble due othe iy anks Buthas tobe the ost detlod Panzer wack avaliable. Oetal and finesse of moulding ‘troughout be te Dragon at er bec, eal standouts are the new sore for ‘Bis sary 4.7 Pak vorsion with suporlythin pats of te supersvucture and te ‘mos! decso of weld beads. The Croch gun looks exes fits above a uly deta interior and goarbox.Oniy he engi snot supplied ft Should you wish to source one rom anger Ko elermarde et alo th ‘engine deck hatches are ceparto to alow depay. Markings af Included fo ou ey war voli om the French campaign, fe bag in cunkelgrad wa braun verre, and trae Easter fru, ane boing a white wash wine finish ‘Tig Im sure wil tat he pabence due tothe umber of tne ard detated Pars But nl tun uta tuning ite model om the box, a must or ear. ar fnthusiats ancl anor Parzor variant o af the with ot, Ae Italeri 1:35 Lend-Lease U.S. truck with Zis3 gun’ Ine most probably sign othe harsh economic tes that many kt rraputacturers ae looking at rereteasng and re-boxing subjects, The upside {this swe got chance catch hts wove maybe missed bore and srugaled {o ad tote stash, or sometimes perhans a cost reducion inthe model's {favour Here's perfect example ftom Hale with ot one, bu vo previous ‘oleagos none et The big Ol Studobako sa classi ofthe oa atl tis {Be I slong made up tom ve pal grey sprucs. There's some very nica fine deal okang over te sprues ad as te toong is only afew yars cd the Imoulding = sharp and rae o ash. Construction star om ths Dati Up ‘Sound 3 Sever spine’ of crve hats and sits and thas ful engine ano ‘Separate bonnet o alow is play, Doors are also operable are the cab ‘etsorwaldtaleg. | do ramenr a big faw with thi kt when fst classe, {he tyre reads ran line wth each aber ang beng rahe large let the mode ‘down. The seve has now een reslved and the whos oot very cies nde, ‘Th cargo body aso has ies deal winout ary over-soale wood eure 0 poi. Dela onthe 23 gun i oft comparison foo Fuck thie bag the fd tao kt wl ed ato work o bring up tothe same standard. Tee ‘gues and equipment to men th gun are included bul ae poo” probasy est Contnes tote spares bor. Tiree sian marking optans ang one American Safe suppted on he smal decal sheet. A really new ki oa great ooking Tuck “inch shoud be easier ond now fs boxed by alSUPER PERSHING ee Es fs) ‘Tamiya 1:35 T26E4 ‘Super Pershing’ “arya ‘supersize’ their accaimed Pershing kt by acing the gargantuan ‘ren L70 gun uo along wih Pe trek Buse eovatarwegt a now vel Tock, Apart hom these part and an era tree figures into the bargain a's thelimt ofthe naw parts added othe orignal Peahing ke, gan manufacturers terptng us wih new kis while using esting tooling to the ‘max. Not having looked over Tamiyas Parsing fr some imo, sl doosn fall to imprec with ter benchmark an of assembly whet tllearing exeslent levels of etait ove gr spros are top Tamia quaity withthe most ‘xcolent cat ttre captied onthe ret and upper along wih daca ‘casting numbers. A.bg feature o hs kt st the werkingSuspeneion whieh takes up a sesbla portion of he assembly, great yous posing you" Poreing on some unevon groundwork but at of work wasod i POL your choice of playing the ished mode. Smal tension springs. paly-caps and bots aro requred to be used along wih tho strona susponsion part Tho lveable teste band racks are as good as you'd expeet moulded in is ‘ata and wil work wall wih the mown suspersion. The ture count \weghts are aso finshed in superb cat rshes and come attached to the new Sprde slong wih the to pooe gun eae. would have welcomed atures ‘otal option her a is cartoon Ike longi wil no doubt noed some care asvombly and preparation. The erga soror barrels stl present on the Sprues and he ex tours included (hk we ist sae these arty neo ‘rete’ dros wth te MTom ki?) tis would be te Bett # you dont Ihave the previous TASES aa bah versions ofthis impor place of American ‘rmour can be bult fom the bok Revell 1:35 Pz.KptwV Panther Aust.D ‘No surpses here at anther -box by Revel ofan OM ka telease Ive never ‘een fm the Uleanian manutecturet ae cnt kom wnat to expect resting the sprues from the ungopular end opening Revell box my ntl reson was. (geod. 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